Market Recap for Monday, August 15th, 2016 Stocks got off to a nice start this week. Rallying overnight, the major indices were higher at the open. And the buying continued throughout the morning session. There was a bit of a pullback in the afternoon, but it wasn’t enough to keep the major indices from ending the day with new all-time highs. At the end of day the S&P, DOW, and NASDAQ all had new records – a feat that has only happened twice since 1999. There were 2 key reasons stocks were higher: Crude Oil – Oil jumped almost 3% on the possibility of a production freeze. There’s always […]

Market Recap for Sunday, August 14th, 2016 Last week looked like typical summer trading. Ranges were low, and we really didn’t have any major news moving the markets. In fact, the S&P’s 16 point range was the smallest weekly trading range of the year. And if you don’t pay much attention to ranges, 16 points is more common for a trading DAY than it is for an entire week! Things did get a little exciting on Thursday when the indices made records across the board. Closing at new records, it was the first time that the S&P, DOW, and NASDAQ all closed with record highs since 1999! After Thursday’s […]

Market Recap for Tuesday, August 9th, 2016 It was another quiet trading session. With no major items on the economic calendar and earnings season coming to a close (90% of S&P companies have reported), there was little to move the markets. In fact, it was the 19th day in a row that the S&P moved less than 1% in either direction! If there was a highlight of the day, it came late morning when the NASDAQ and S&P made new record highs. But after breaking into uncharted territory stocks slipped lower and finished the day flat. Here’s where the major indices ended the day: The S&P finished flat. Up […]

Market Recap for Monday, August 8th, 2016 Stocks got off to a slow start this week and finished the day slightly lower. The S&P traded in less than an 8 point range, one of the smallest ranges of the year. Although the S&P was range bound, the S&P did manage to make a new record high before drifting lower and ending the day with a small loss. Here’s where the major indices ended the day: The S&P finished 0.1% lower. Down 2 points, the S&P ended at 2,181. The DOW ended with a 0.1% loss. Dropping 14 points, the DOW closed at 18,529. The NASDAQ was down 0.2%. With […]